ARTIST: Johann Gabriel Doppelmayr
PUBLISHER: Homann Heirs, Nuremberg.
MEDIUM: Handcolored copper plate engraving,
DATE: c.1742.
EDITION SIZE: Image size 19 x 22 5/8" (48.2 x 57.2 cm) plus margins.
DESCRIPTION: An interesting and decorative map of the surface of the Moon. Doppelmayr was an astronomer as well as a professor of mathematics. He often worked with the Homann heirs. Together they produced a number of atlases including Atlas Coelestis and Selenographica.
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CONDITION: Good condition and color, save repaired centerfold and short tear at bottom; light spotting in text; marginal repairs.
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